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Cathy, on 08 November 2015 - 03:23 PM, said:
I think everyone has their opinions and there has never really been an official stance, and that is probably best on all the houses.
The only clear Nation before 3025 is Draconis Combine which is based around fake western ideals of a samurai, ninja culture, that clouded sensible views in the 1980's
Sadly as the lore expanded people pigeonholed as much as they could other nations followed suit
The Next nation to go this route was Capellan confederation in 3025 if came across as a Fu Man chu, meats Robert the Bruce, in the form of House Liao v St Ives compact, by 3060 the new house books had made it a chinese clone of the Draconis Combine, with thuggie cult and everything forbidden city, St Ives has tucked his sporran between his legs and the only thing tartan was his Cheongsam.
The biggest abortion of them all though is The Lyran Comonwealth this is now considered a germanic state in battle tech Canon. when it is a carbon copy of the British Empire since the early 19th century.
Its troops are Considered brave well equiped but poorly led by toffs exactly like the British empire troops have always been with a few glitches during world war two crusader tank *coughs*
All the regions of the L.C are named after regions in the UK, the Scots just had a vote on independence, and remained part of the Uk, just like the the federation of skye. guess where the isles of Skye are, yup Scotland.
The British Monarchy are German they have been German since King George came to the throne, the current bunch the House of Winsor ,were not called that until 1917, when it was thought that what with the Russian revolution, the french muntinee in the trenches and the fact Britain was at war with Germany, and bombers called Gotha's were dropping bombs on London to keep the name Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, might cause problems.
But some how the Lyran comonwealth is German.
Federated Suns
This is the bunch that a lot of Americans seem to think is Britain, because it has Leftenants and not Lieutenants and Hanse Davion likes King Arthur and Camelot, well Camelot is a French idea the knight order of the garter was set up by Henry II king of England, Normany and Aquitane who was William the ******** grand or great grandson I lose track, its his fault that battle like Cressy happened because of the English claim to parts of what is now northern and Western France he used to rule, there is a reason that the area called Britony is called that.
Anyway whatever the F.S are it sure aint the U.K. maybe its Canada as the Davions are supposed to be half French and half Hindu, if I remember correctly
Free Worlds League
This is another one that's not clear cut making it probably the most interesting of them all, the only American style democratic link it has, is the Federal court, though it's nowhere near as segmented as states rights. and I tend to ignore that part, its supposed to be a democracy that is run by a dictator.
The only Governments that were run like that are Cromwells England and the Roman Republic, both were strong governments that pretended to be for the people and had in theory democratic rights, which had civil wars and factional houses, also the only art work of the seat of government looks like the inside of the House of Parliament
The Mariks though are Romanian or Czechs, so I'd suggest the Free worlds League is more like the Balkan States with hints of the other two from the last Paragraph.
Free Rasalhague Republic
Space Vikings, I'd stopped really reading the lore by the time this state came about, calling them space Vikings is a bit crude,and a bit insulting as the real Rasalhague League was very successful though I don't get why so many Tamar Pact planets were given to it by Katrina Steiner as the parts of England West of the River Tamar, are the most un viking of all parts of the UK, the Cornish being one of only two groups of genuine Britons left in the world
The only clear Nation before 3025 is Draconis Combine which is based around fake western ideals of a samurai, ninja culture, that clouded sensible views in the 1980's
Sadly as the lore expanded people pigeonholed as much as they could other nations followed suit
The Next nation to go this route was Capellan confederation in 3025 if came across as a Fu Man chu, meats Robert the Bruce, in the form of House Liao v St Ives compact, by 3060 the new house books had made it a chinese clone of the Draconis Combine, with thuggie cult and everything forbidden city, St Ives has tucked his sporran between his legs and the only thing tartan was his Cheongsam.
The biggest abortion of them all though is The Lyran Comonwealth this is now considered a germanic state in battle tech Canon. when it is a carbon copy of the British Empire since the early 19th century.
Its troops are Considered brave well equiped but poorly led by toffs exactly like the British empire troops have always been with a few glitches during world war two crusader tank *coughs*
All the regions of the L.C are named after regions in the UK, the Scots just had a vote on independence, and remained part of the Uk, just like the the federation of skye. guess where the isles of Skye are, yup Scotland.
The British Monarchy are German they have been German since King George came to the throne, the current bunch the House of Winsor ,were not called that until 1917, when it was thought that what with the Russian revolution, the french muntinee in the trenches and the fact Britain was at war with Germany, and bombers called Gotha's were dropping bombs on London to keep the name Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, might cause problems.
But some how the Lyran comonwealth is German.
Federated Suns
This is the bunch that a lot of Americans seem to think is Britain, because it has Leftenants and not Lieutenants and Hanse Davion likes King Arthur and Camelot, well Camelot is a French idea the knight order of the garter was set up by Henry II king of England, Normany and Aquitane who was William the ******** grand or great grandson I lose track, its his fault that battle like Cressy happened because of the English claim to parts of what is now northern and Western France he used to rule, there is a reason that the area called Britony is called that.
Anyway whatever the F.S are it sure aint the U.K. maybe its Canada as the Davions are supposed to be half French and half Hindu, if I remember correctly
Free Worlds League
This is another one that's not clear cut making it probably the most interesting of them all, the only American style democratic link it has, is the Federal court, though it's nowhere near as segmented as states rights. and I tend to ignore that part, its supposed to be a democracy that is run by a dictator.
The only Governments that were run like that are Cromwells England and the Roman Republic, both were strong governments that pretended to be for the people and had in theory democratic rights, which had civil wars and factional houses, also the only art work of the seat of government looks like the inside of the House of Parliament
The Mariks though are Romanian or Czechs, so I'd suggest the Free worlds League is more like the Balkan States with hints of the other two from the last Paragraph.
Free Rasalhague Republic
Space Vikings, I'd stopped really reading the lore by the time this state came about, calling them space Vikings is a bit crude,and a bit insulting as the real Rasalhague League was very successful though I don't get why so many Tamar Pact planets were given to it by Katrina Steiner as the parts of England West of the River Tamar, are the most un viking of all parts of the UK, the Cornish being one of only two groups of genuine Britons left in the world
Very true when reading the Steiner lore, it felt very earlier british empire. While Davion felt much more modern british/NATO. I like Marik and Steiner the best as they feel the most medieval.
